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[VWR]

Hi,

I don't quite have acne, but have this very bothersome redness. I went to a dermatologist, and he said I have SD and prescribed me Loprox cream (with 2% Hc powder, whatever that is... it came in a generic container). I applied it for about 2 months to the area, at night, but it didn't help much. I went back to the dermatologist, and he said that I basically got rid of SD, but that the redness will maybe disappear in the future, but that he cannot do anything about it other than laser.

That is not good enough for me. It makes it look very ugly because of where it is; it affects only the TOP half of my upper lip area (as well as some around my chin as in the picture). It looks better in the light, but still... Also, it's somewhat patchy: that area is not contiguously red. I don't know how it came to be. I am also slightly red around the nose (typical SD), but that doesn't bother me.

I have tried using Nizoral by applying it to the area, leaving it on for 10 minutes, and washing it off. I can't comment on whether this produces results, though.

I'd also like to say that I never experiences any flaking or dryness or anything. The redness is all I care about.

What should I do? Would BP daily help? Or experiment more with Nizoral? Or something else (currently, I'm using Dan's new SA twice daily as a moisturizer)? This is basically the only thing that really bothers me on my face.

Thanks.

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[inverted_boarding]

Wow you got really nice skin, you should be happy with that, you think thats bad having that redness on your upp lip, try having your whole upper lip and lower coverd in redness and ance, here pictures of my efffed up face http://www.acne.org/messageboard/Changed-r...63#entry2457963

[Deadbeat007]

Your skin looks fine... I wish that was all the redness I had to deal with. I honestly think it looks normal.

[adorsey27]

Your redness isn't bad at all. My redness is either allergy induced or just the pigment of my skin, I have yet to figure that out.